US EditionSupreme Court Sides With Catholic Group In Tax Exemption Dispute Over Non-Religious Activities
- On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided in support of a Catholic charity from the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, in a case involving its eligibility for a religious tax exemption.
- The dispute arose after Wisconsin denied the Bureau's request for exemption from unemployment tax contributions, arguing its charitable work was not primarily religious.
- The Supreme Court unanimously determined that the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision conflicted with the First Amendment because it discriminated among religious practices, favoring some over others.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor emphasized that a core principle of the Constitution requires the government to remain impartial toward all religious faiths, ensuring no preference is given to one religion over another.
- The ruling allows Catholic Charities to retain its religious tax exemption and continue providing services across its diocese, reaffirming that serving the poor is part of religious exercise.
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Supreme Court Rules Wisconsin Court Discriminated Against Catholic Charities Bureau
The Supreme Court has unanimously overturned a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision that prevented the Catholic Charities Bureau from receiving a religious tax exemption. Justice Sonia Sotomayor penned the opinion for the court, while Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson each filed concurring opinions. The court, in its opinion released Thursday, held that Wisconsin’s court violated the First Amendment by “differentiating between relig…
Supreme Court rules in favor of Wisconsin Catholic Charities over religious exemption
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, who had asked the high court to overturn a decision by the state supreme court that the agency argued discounted its religious identity.
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Catholic TelegraphSupreme Court: Wisconsin violated First Amendment in denying tax break to Catholic charity
The Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion on Thursday, June 5, 2025, saying Wisconsin violated the First Amendment protections of Catholic Charities. / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2025 / 12:05 pm (CNA). The U.S. ... [...]
FFRF slams unanimous Supreme Court ruling exempting Catholic groups from unemployment program
The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly condemns today’s unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision exempting a group of Catholic-affiliated nonprofits from the Wisconsin unemployment insurance program. The ruling could have devastating consequences for workers nationwide and further provide government preference to religious groups.“This decision is fundamentally wrong,” says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “Treating religiously affilia…
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